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I put this in the people thread simple because it's about people, more specifically you, the reader that happens to be reading this.
Baby Boomers. Those of you that were born post World War II up until the mid 60's. I think I/we can deal with that. The events between the mid 40's and mid 60's were a real jumping point, and I believe they measured it on the baby boom (obviously) and the fact that the people from the boom changed the history as they knew it. Fashion, music and lots of other factors changed so much after the 60's that someone from the 40's wouldn't recognise it if they were not along for the progression between those years.
Then comes along Generation X. I think the definition of a Generation X'er is they were born into the digital revolution and therefore had an understanding of computers and all that stuff. I can agree with this, whereas my parents and majority of aunties and uncles were Baby Boomers, you could tell that there was a definite division between those of my family that were born later.It's almost like a line cutting through the family tree of people that are able to using technology and those that cannot or struggle.
So what comes after that? I'm looking at family members born in different years varying from the late 80's right through to now. There's not 5 years between some of these kids and they have absolutely nothing in common. When I chat with people I normally get on most with people 10 years either side, once you start going out of that band then we have less and less in common until the only thing we share is the air we breath.
What is the deal here? Are, as I suspect, generations getting narrower? Or in my age am I just noticing these jumps and leaps a lot more, the way someone from the Baby Boomers felt when they saw the digital age coming in? I'm not one that fears progress, but there are times when I listen to the young 'uns talk and I've not got a bloody clue what they are on about or why they are doing what they choose to do. Where are the boundaries for these generations?
Looking at history it says I am a Generation X, one of the last to come from that era. I don't really know if that fits me, other than the "Grew up with technology" part, because I also happen to have grown up with all the mechanical stuff too. A few months before Christmas my cousin who is about 7 years old discovered some cassette tapes I use to store music on from one of the old cars I had and he literally had no idea what it was for. I'd never dream that something that is as iconic as a cassette tape would become obsolete but it has.
Which leads me to this. What do you think of these generational gaps? Which one do you belong to, and if you happy to have gone over a generation gap do you have the same feelings as me regarding the generations that have superseded you?
Baby Boomers. Those of you that were born post World War II up until the mid 60's. I think I/we can deal with that. The events between the mid 40's and mid 60's were a real jumping point, and I believe they measured it on the baby boom (obviously) and the fact that the people from the boom changed the history as they knew it. Fashion, music and lots of other factors changed so much after the 60's that someone from the 40's wouldn't recognise it if they were not along for the progression between those years.
Then comes along Generation X. I think the definition of a Generation X'er is they were born into the digital revolution and therefore had an understanding of computers and all that stuff. I can agree with this, whereas my parents and majority of aunties and uncles were Baby Boomers, you could tell that there was a definite division between those of my family that were born later.It's almost like a line cutting through the family tree of people that are able to using technology and those that cannot or struggle.
So what comes after that? I'm looking at family members born in different years varying from the late 80's right through to now. There's not 5 years between some of these kids and they have absolutely nothing in common. When I chat with people I normally get on most with people 10 years either side, once you start going out of that band then we have less and less in common until the only thing we share is the air we breath.
What is the deal here? Are, as I suspect, generations getting narrower? Or in my age am I just noticing these jumps and leaps a lot more, the way someone from the Baby Boomers felt when they saw the digital age coming in? I'm not one that fears progress, but there are times when I listen to the young 'uns talk and I've not got a bloody clue what they are on about or why they are doing what they choose to do. Where are the boundaries for these generations?
Looking at history it says I am a Generation X, one of the last to come from that era. I don't really know if that fits me, other than the "Grew up with technology" part, because I also happen to have grown up with all the mechanical stuff too. A few months before Christmas my cousin who is about 7 years old discovered some cassette tapes I use to store music on from one of the old cars I had and he literally had no idea what it was for. I'd never dream that something that is as iconic as a cassette tape would become obsolete but it has.
Which leads me to this. What do you think of these generational gaps? Which one do you belong to, and if you happy to have gone over a generation gap do you have the same feelings as me regarding the generations that have superseded you?
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